Reported Drone Strike Hits Starobelsk College
Rescuers pulled three people from the rubble following a massive reported Ukrainian attack – including four drones – on the Starobelsk Vocational College in the Lugansk People’s Republic on Friday.
Eighty-six people, including children, were inside the building at the time according to local reports. Footage from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry shows staff extinguishing a fire, clearing the rubble, and rescuing a man from the wreckage of the building. His conditions is unknown at time of publication.
Local Authorities Report Multiple Injuries
LPR leader Leonid Pasechnik claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had attacked the educational building and a dormitory.
“At the time of the strike, 86 children aged between 14 and 18 were in the buildings. 35 people sustained injuries of varying severity. <…> Administrative buildings, shops and private homes were also damaged in Starobelsk. One man was injured in one of the buildings and has received medical treatment,” he stated.
The Russian Investigative Committee reported that the attack was carried out with four aircraft-type UAVs.
Building Collapse Sparks Emergency Response
“As a result, the five-storey building collapsed down to the second floor. Several people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The number of dead and injured is currently being confirmed,” the department clarified.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on ‘terrorism’, under Part 3, Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code. It said that a team of investigators was at the scene, taking statements from eyewitnesses, documenting evidence and arranging forensic examinations.
Russia Reports Large-Scale Drone Interceptions
The Russian Defence Ministry also reported the massive drone attack with air defence systems intercepting and destroying a total of 217 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the country’s regions.
Ukraine has not commented but has previously denied targeting civilians.
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